At the back of the hall in Pit 1 there is a raised area where the scientists work to reconstruct warriors from the bits and pieces in the rubble. Langhals and Bathelt (2003) say that their technique of preserving paint works even better on the small pieces because it is easier to get an adequate coating on the surface. The larger sections require large chambers and it is more difficult to evenly treat the entire surface.
Langhals, Heinz; Bathelt, Daniela. "The Restoration of the Largest Archaeological Discovery - a Chemical Problem: Conservation of the Polychromy of the Chinese Terracotta Army in Lintong." Angewandte Chemie International Edition. December 1, 2003. Vol. 42, 46, pp. 5676-5681. |
